Ex-president of FIA Jean Todt: Formula 1 will definitely return to Russia

The famous sports manager and former head of the International Automobile Federation in an interview with TASS expressed the opinion that the return of the “royal races” to our country is only a matter of time. “I hope that the world will triumph, and it (Formula 1), of course, will return [в Россию]. Russia has always been an important race in the calendar, ”Jean Todt told reporters.

The Russian Grand Prix was held at the Avtodrome in Sochi from 2014 to 2021. Since 2023, Formula 1 was supposed to accept the new track “Igor Drive” near St. Petersburg, however, due to the conflict in Ukraine, the stage was expelled from the calendar. The head of the championship Stefano dumbfounded expressed categorically that “there will never be races in Russia again.”

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Against this background, Jean Todt’s opinion is very curious. The Frenchman held the post of President FIA from 2009 to 2021 and is well acquainted with the internal cuisine of the International Automobile Federation. It is also impossible not to take into account that Formula 1 de Fact belongs to the American Liberty Media holding, and against the backdrop of the warming of relations between Russia and the United States, it is impossible to exclude return.

Until 2022, Russia was the most important market for world car manufacturers, and in case of cancellation of sanctions, the status quo will probably be restored. However, competition for the right to accept the Formula 1 stage is great, and political and financial aspects come to the fore. The record holder of the Russian Grand Prix Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton: He won the Sochi five times.

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